“The 56,000,000-plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda have given me a mandate to move forward with my agenda,”
Cindy Sheehan
“Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide adequate medical care for prisoners, whatever the cost.”
Jim Riley
“Each mandate doesn't cost very much necessarily ... but when you add up 49 mandates, the aggregate cost is pretty high.”
Carl Gipson
“Further reforms mean tough political moves. But with a mandate like this, Koizumi has no excuse not to carry through.”
Kazuo Mizuno
“It was more a statement about the network and our mandate to move forward, ... a very clear sign in the ratings that it was time to move on.”
Kevin Reilly
“Brown does not mandate integrated schools. Instead, Brown mandates no segregated schools. Segregation may be chosen by residential patterns.”
Dave Douglas
“That just mandates that they take this move.”
Ted Levy
